SQL injection in phpmyadmin (Alpine package)

1) SQL injection

EUVDB-ID: #VU17232

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 5.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-6798

CWE-ID: CWE-89 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary SQL queries in database.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data when processing a specially crafted username within the designer feature. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request to the affected application and execute arbitrary SQL commands within the application database.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to read, delete, modify data in database and gain complete control over the affected application.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

phpmyadmin (Alpine package): 4.5.1-r0 - 4.8.4-r0

External links

http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=b6bc53c8f8d4d1c2bea0d2da63e2a995da9dee54
http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=7bbc0dad2f8260a50fa078b831a3b1a46024aaac

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.